She crossed her arms like she was annoyed by it, but I could tell she secretly loved it. “You sure it’s not just an excuse to hold me?”
I stepped into the bathroom, turning the light on with my elbow. “I don’t need an excuse for that.”
Setting her down on her feet, I glimpsed the blush on her cheeks. I moved past her to turn on the shower, then made my way back to the door. “If you need anything, just let me know. I’m gonna go shower in my bathroom.”
She gnawed on her bottom lip, offering no response, so I grabbed the handle and began shutting the door.
“Wait,” she started.
I paused, opening it slightly to look at her.
Her teeth seemed to increase pressure before she met my eyes. “Shower with me?”
I blinked, making sure I’d heard her right. Once the realization hit that I wasn’t hallucinating, I stepped inside the bathroom and shut the door. “I thought you’d never ask.”
She rolled her eyes as I shucked my shirt off. My gray sweats were next, leaving me completely naked.
Her eyes were saucers as she watched me undress with speed. But when her hands didn’t move to do the same to herself, I closed the distance and pulled her tank top off for her.
“I can take my clothes off, Beck.”
I tugged at the hem of her pants, sliding them down her thighs. “I know. I just do it better.”
Her teeth dug into her bottom lip again, and once she was fully naked, I brought my thumb to her mouth, pulling on the abused flesh.
Her lips were puffy as she tilted her head back and stared up at me. I walked her backward until we were both under the spray of the water, eyes never leaving each other, and closed the shower door behind us.
The water turned an odd shade of blue as the frosting and bits of cake quickly washed away. I grabbed the silicone body scrubber from the hook on the wall, squirting a dollop of body wash into the center before lathering it in.
“This is fancy,” I commented, grabbing her hand and running it up her arm.
“They don’t sell these in packs, I don’t think. Makes sense you’ve never seen one before.”
Her comment had a smile tugging at my mouth. “Yeah, I usually just buy the two-pack of loofahs.”
Her nose scrunched as I dragged soap over her collarbone. “Those hold so much bacteria.”
“So you’re saying I should switch?”
“Um, yes. I’ll even give you mine and go get a new one.”
I shook my head. “I think I like sharing.”
Her cheeks turned the shade of freshly bloomed roses. To hide it, she tipped her head back under the water, rinsing her hair. I watched each droplet cascade over the skin I missed so badly. I wanted to taste every inch of it as she watched, worship the air she breathed and the ground she walked on. Hiding my desire for more was damn near impossible, but I’d take what I could get.
When she lifted her head, our noses brushed. A sharp intake of air passed her parted lips and her eyes nearly crossed as she took in how close we now were. I held the body scrubber on her belly before sliding it to her waist. With her bump now brushing my stomach, I froze at the warmth passing between our skin. Flames erupted with the contact, wrapping the two of us in a fire that was destined to never die out. But why—if we both knew we wanted each other—was she forcing us to straddle the edge?
Fuck the rules. I wanted her like before. When I could kiss her any time I wanted. Any place.
I leaned closer, ready to say “fuck it” and break the boundary she’d laid out, because I knew she wanted it too—but before our lips could brush, she dropped to her knees.
I looked down as a delicate hand wrapped around my throbbing cock, and I hissed in a breath.
With her focus solely on my cock, she parted those pink lips and stuck her tongue out, lapping at the tip.
“Parker, you don’t have to—” But she silenced me by taking me into her mouth and sucking.
A curse slipped past my lips, and the body scrubber fell to the floor as my hand flung out to brace on the wall. For Parker, I would fall. For Parker, I would break and shatter and end up in a million pieces becausethatwas the hold she had over me.
